2020 Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies – Presented by the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies Friday, November 20th 9:30 a.m. via Zoom About the Event The Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University and The Maydan, the Center’s public-facing scholarship platform, […]
A Conversation with Robert Putnam – Presented by Business for a Better World Tuesday, November 17th 3 p.m. via Zoom About the Event Deep and accelerating inequality; unprecedented political polarization; vitriolic public discourse; a fraying social fabric; public and private narcissism—Americans today seem to agree on only one thing: This is the worst of times.
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Remembering the Revolutionary: Featuring the works of Dr. Toni Morrison, Chinua Achebe and John R. Lewis Tuesday, October 13th 6:15 p.m. via YouTube About the Event Join us for “Remembering the Revolutionary,” a virtual conversation that features the work of Toni Morrison, John R. Lewis, and Chinua Achebe. The event will be moderated by author,
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Upending Injustice: Women and the Supreme Court Friday, October 30th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court tells the stories of nine extraordinary women who appeared on presidential nomination lists dating back to the 1930s. Award-winning scholars Renee Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson expose how
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Teach Living Poets with Nicole Tong and Kimiko Hahn Thursday, October 29th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Inaugural Fairfax Poet Laureate, Nicole Tong, and poet, Kimiko Hahn, discuss the importance of teaching the works of living poets to help ignite the imaginations of their students. Tong is the author of the poetry collection,
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On Writing Trauma: Genre-Bending with Nikki Grimes, Grace Talusan, Sonja Solter, and Alysia Lin Ying Sawchyn Friday, October 23rd 3 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event With a steady rise of mental health awareness today, how do authors go about expressing pain and suffering through their writing? Moderator Jeannie Vanasco, author of the memoir Things
